Bruins Stay Hot, Blank Blackhawks

The Bruins continued their hot play last night, as Tim Thomas solidified his grip on another Vezina trophy by blanking the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 at the Garden last night. Get all the coverage at BruinsLinks.com.

Recchi has a winning plan – Kevin Paul Dupont has the 43-year-old Bruin saying that he will retire if the Bruins can win a cup. Douglas Flynn has Recchi reaching yet another career milestone last night. Joe McDonald has more on Recchi’s retirement plans. Danny Picard has Recchi able to still teach lessons after 22 seasons.

Shawn Thornton bloodied but unbowed – Thompson’s notebook has Thornton needing 40 stitches above his eye for a non-combat-related injury. The Globe notebook from Fluto Shinzawa has more on Thornton. The Patriot-Ledger notebook from Mike Loftus has rookie Brad Marchand notching his 20th goal of the season night.

Red Flops – Dave Dyer finds problems all over the Red Sox roster, saying it would be foolish to write them in as AL Champs.

Not open-and-shut – Peter Abraham’s notebook says that the opening day lineup is still in flux. The Herald notebook from Scott Lauber has more on Terry Francona’s choices for opening day. Tim Britton’s Red Sox Journal has Buchholz looking strong in his final spring start. The CSNNE notes from Maureen Mullen has Carl Crawford picking up an award from the Tampa writers.